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Juntura Formation

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Juntura Formation
Stratigraphic range: Neogene
TypeGeological formation
Location
Region Oregon
Country United States

The Juntura Formation is a geologic formation in Oregon. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period.

Fossil content

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Mammals

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Carnivorans

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Carnivorans reported from the Juntura Formation
Genus Species Presence Material Notes Images
Borophagina Indeterminate Kingsbury Gulch & Black Butte.[1] Distal left humerus fragment (UOMNH F-5514) & partial tooth (UOMNH F-5651).[1] Possibly assignable to Epicyon or Borophagus littoralis, but too fragmentary to be certain.[1]
Borophagini Indeterminate Kingsbury Gulch & Black Butte.[1] Many isolated teeth.[1] Fragmentary teeth unidentified below tribe level.[1]
Caninae Indeterminate Black Butte.[1] UOMNH F-5862 (teeth).[1] Formerly assigned to Vulpes but cannot be confidently identified below subfamily level.[1]
Carpocyon C. sp. Black Butte.[1] UOMNH F-5938 (partial skeleton).[1] A borophagine dog.
Epicyon E. haydeni Kingsbury Gulch & Black Butte.[1] UOMNH F-5607 & F-6005.[1] A borophagine dog.
E. saevus Black Butte.[1] UOMNH F-42501.[1] A borophagine dog.

Eulipotyphlans

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Eulipotyphlans reported from the Juntura Formation
Genus Species Presence Material Notes Images
Anouroneomys A. minimus "UO localities 2500 (Black Butte) and 2337".[2] A shrew.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o ORCUTT, JOHN D.; HOPKINS, SAMANTHA S. B. (2011). "The Canid Fauna of the Juntura Formation (Late Clarendonian), Oregon". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 31 (3): 700–706. Bibcode:2011JVPal..31..700O. doi:10.1080/02724634.2011.558147. ISSN 0272-4634. JSTOR 25835860. S2CID 84506868.
  2. ^ Bown, Thomas (1980-01-01). "The Fossil Insectivora of Lemoyne Quarry (Ash Hollow Formation, Hemphillian), Keith County, Nebraska". Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences and Affiliated Societies.